US pay-television operator Charter Communications has confirmed it will start to carry regional pay-television channel SportsNet LA on Tuesday.
The carriage deal has been agreed following Charter’s acquisition of fellow cable-television operator Time Warner Cable.
TWC had been the only major distributor in Southern California to carry SportsNet LA, which is owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball franchise, since it launched at the start of the 2014 season.
“The Dodgers are an iconic franchise and part of the fabric of the community,” Tom Rutledge, chief executive of Charter, said. “We are very excited to be bringing the Dodgers back to Charter customers in the LA area.”